Capacity for histopathologic evaluation of animal tissues in support of FDA Vet-LIRN activities

项目摘要/摘要 该项目涉及购买徕卡OrganoCore BIOCUT手动旋转切片机和徕卡 HI1210石蜡切片水浴。我们实验室目前有两套可比较的组织学 允许两名组织技术人员同时切割石蜡包埋组织切片的设备； 但是，这些工作站目前正以最大容量运行，无法 适应我们不断增长的组织学工作量，更不用说 疾病暴发或大案调查事件。这项组织学设备的采购将使 美国将建立第三个工作站，以增加一名组织技术员，以增加我们的案件吞吐量 最大限度地缩短重要且对时间敏感的病理案例调查的周转时间。我们的 实验室目前充当Vet-LIRN网络实验室，用于诊断、表征和报告 新出现的和地方性的兽医疾病，包括人畜共患病。这次组织学设备采购 将进一步加强我们实验室调查动物疾病爆发的能力，以促进 人类和动物的健康。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This project involves the purchase of a Leica HistoCore BIOCUT manual rotary microtome and a Leica HI1210 water bath for paraffin sections. Our laboratory currently has two sets of comparable histology equipment that allow two histotechnicians to cut paraffin-embedded tissue sections simultaneously; however, these workstations are currently operating at maximum capacity and are unable to accommodate our growing histology caseload, let alone the need for high-volume surge capacity in the event of a disease outbreak or large case investigation. This histology equipment purchase would allow us to establish a third workstation for an additional histotechnician to increase our case throughput and minimize turnaround time for important and time-sensitive pathology case investigations. Our laboratory currently serves as a Vet-LIRN network laboratory to diagnose, characterize, and report emerging and endemic veterinary diseases, including zoonoses. This histology equipment purchase would further strengthen our laboratory’s capacity to investigate animal disease outbreaks to promote both human and animal health.